The Bud Foote Papers consist of general office files, correspondence, newsletters, and audio-visual materials relating to Foote's extensive research in science fiction during his career as a faculty member at the Georgia Institute of Technology. A large number of Foote's published and unpublished papers and other writings on science fiction are also included in this collection.

The Bud Foote photographs appear to have been taken during lectures, book signings or conferences relating to science fiction. The photographs frequently include Bud Foote and his colleagues with authors and scholars of science fiction.